Faculty Senate. Agenda and minutes of the meeting of October 23, 2006. -- Faculty Senate Meetings, 2006-2007, v.20

Agenda: (Informal statements and proposals) -- (President's report): 1. October BOR Meeting -- 2. SGA: Use of Blackboard -- (Old business): A. Chronic Low Performance Policy, final reading -- (New business)

Attachments: Chronic Low Performance-Accepted Policy

Minutes: Summary of action: 1. Accepted the proposed Chronic Low Performance Policy with a 17-11 vote -- (Informal statements and proposals): 1. Query from the History Department, regarding the trend in Administrative positions at Wichita State / Senator Owens -- b. Reception for the Faculty Senate by the VPAAR to be held on November 13th -- c. AAUP meeting regarding tenure on November 3rd -- (President's report): Reported on October KBOR and Council of Faculty Senate Presidents meeting: i. Emporia State has a new president -- ii. University of Kansas is working to develop a "Guaranteed Tuition Program" -- iii. Pittsburg State faces problems related to faculty hiring -- iv. Fort Hays State is in the process of developing new classroom evaluation methods -- v. Computer security -- vi. University of Kansas School of Medicine is confronting the issue that there is no real form of faculty governance at the Medical School -- b. Upcoming meeting between the Board of Regents and the Council of Faculty Senate Presidents this winter -- c. COFSP is gathering input regarding searches for faculty positions -- d. Focus at the Council of Faculty Senate Presidents level regarding how health care benefits are negotiated -- e. SGA is concerned regarding the low level of overall use of BlackBoard by the Faculty at WSU -- (Old business): a. Chronic Low Performance Proposed Policy -- (New business): a. Brief discussion was held regarding the Tuition Assistance Program -- b. Senators are encouraged to send in their suggestions regarding issues they feel the faculty senate ought to work on